Thesaurus results for HANG-UP

hang-up

noun

ˈhaŋ-ˌəp

Definition of hang-up next

as in demon

a source of persistent emotional distress low self-esteem is only one of his many hang-ups

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Recent Examples of hang-up The hang-up is whether a team sees a true developmental QB or a package player with Taysom Hill flavor. —

Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026 Repole said the playing facility is the only hang-up. —

Cliff Brunt, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026 Lower Merion police received information just after midnight Wednesday about a 911 hang-up call from an address in the Wynnewood section of Lower Merion Township. —

Laura Fay, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026 Our attitudes, our hang-ups, our fears. —

Colin Fleming, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hang-up

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demon

Noun

His Joe is a real cynic, with demons in his closet; his rejoinders come from a tough place.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 May 2026
He is pursued by Miss Duan (Shu Qi), a rival demon hunter who dispatches them the old-fashioned way—by killing them.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 20 May 2026